Beginning with February, Redfin is publishing monthly Southern California real estate stats, summarizing what we’re up to in the market, and how the market is changing. This is our first crack at it, which means we’ll only present a few numbers for February. Market Activity 31,978 new MLS listings (the current total is 127,314). 30,028… Read More
The New York Times has a very depressing article today on the continuing fall of housing prices, and the very real possibility that we are nowhere near the bottom. The article predicts continued declines trhough next year, and maybe longer in places like LA where housing is still relatively expensive compared to rents and incomes…. Read More
Previous Posts in this series: Thinking Ahead: Retirement Property Retirement Search: Initiation Retirement: If Wishes Were Horses Yesterday was spent on the road, checking out three north county cities. We started in Vista, which was listed as the seventh-best place in the United States for family life, based on factors such as jobs and business… Read More
I was out and about in Woodland Hills today and noticed a billowing cloud to the north. It had the faintest amber hue to it. The air felt murkier. And I’ve seen snippets of ash fly across the sky. So I checked around the news for local fires and as of 10 a.m. this… Read More
Previous Posts: Thinking Ahead: Retirement Property Retirment Search: Initiation Ahhh…the elusive and never-ending search for what we want. It goes on even now, at our age. We’ve had a hard time pinning down what we want, as we know circumstances may change. I’d be perfectly content with a 2 bedroom home, on at least an… Read More
While I realize staging an Open House has been discussed here in the last few weeks, I feel the need to put my own .02 in for a couple reasons: 1) It’s fall 2) It’s a down market and 3) Some of you must be selling, right? I’m a bit of a house whore. To say… Read More
About two weeks ago, I got a pamphlet in the mail. It was the information guide for Measure R. Measure R adds a half cent sales tax increase to LA County and will pay for lots of goodies, like street repair, light rail transit expansion, and bus line improvements. According to the LA County… Read More
Right, most of you are thinking “I can’t even afford my first house, forget about retirement.” But there are those of us that are thinking about these things. There has been a large exodus from California urban areas in the last 10 years, and will continue to be, due to baby boomers cashing in their… Read More
When all is said and done, how does your monthly budget look? Do you have money left over to save or are you living beyond your means every month? I’ve been keeping track of what I spend money on and it’s a real eye-opener to see where all the cash goes. I use the… Read More
Two hours of Congressional grilling yielded no apology from Lehman Bros. CEO Richard S. Fuld. The fired exec earned over $350 million dollars in the last 7 years—a figure which he calls “appropriate”—and yet watched his company go down in flames, taking no direct responsibility during testimony. Why shouldn’t I be surprised? Apparently, he wants… Read More